David S. D'Amato (2024-01-30). The Ambiguity of Competition, Reconsidered. counterpunch.org We live in an era of unprecedented economic consolidation, with a handful of extremely large and powerful companies dominating the largest and most important industry sectors. That we mistakenly treat this as an environment of dynamic and intense competition demonstrates a lack of understanding underpinned by a concerted propaganda effort on the part of the

newarab (2024-01-30). How the NYT weaponised rape in service of Israeli propaganda. newarab.com

_____ (2024-01-29). "Depopulating" Palestine: Israel Through the Bifocal Lens of Hitler and Lemkin. transcend.org 20 Jan 2024 – As a human rights campaigner and a student of genocides, in my attempts to understand Israel's physical destruction of Gaza in particular, and its foundational Zionist policies in Palestine, I find most helpful to turn to Raphael Lemkin's grounded and multi-faceted conception of genocide and Hitler's "blood-based" ideas of "race-state" and racialized land.

Ryan Cristián (2024-01-30). The Pirate Stream: Dialectical Dissidents — Episode 23. thelastamericanvagabond.com Join us on today's episode of The Pirate Stream — Dialectical Dissidents. Pirate Stream Media is a new platform of dedicated content creators focused on circumventing the tightly controlled, manipulated, and outright censored media space of today (both corporate and independent media) with a commitment to objectivity, integrity, and a stark awareness of the two

Rodolfo Schmal (2024-01-30). Milei, a shot in the dark. pressenza.com I never imagined that a character like Milei would be elected president by the Argentinians. His discourse, his personality, his appearances, and intemperate reactions, together with his background, escaped all logic, all rationality, all normality. He had all the characteristics of an outsider, of someone who goes against the tide. But he was in tune with the prevailing context, with the indignation and the profound malaise prevailing among Argentines who are up to their necks in water. He burst in with all his might, he took the traditional right on his shoulders, far outstripping Patricia Bullrich, Macri's can…

WSWS (2024-01-29). Australian Zionist organisations defend Israeli genocide, witch-hunt opponents. wsws.org An examination of the Zionist organisations refutes their claims to speak for the Jewish community, instead exposing them as propagandists of the Israeli state.

presstv.ir (2024-01-30). In Sana'a, Yemenis express public display of support for Gaza. presstv.ir The demonstrators chanted slogans in support of the Gazans.

presstv.ir (2024-01-29). In Sana'a, Yemenis express public display of support for Gaza. presstv.ir The demonstrators chanted slogans in support of the Gazans.

Ann Brown (2024-01-29). Fact Check: You Can Get Uncle Sam And IRS Out Of Your Wallet By Moving To Puerto Rico. moguldom.com If you move from mainland U.S. to Puerto Rico, an unincorporated U.S. territory, can you avoid federal income tax? The discussion around this cite a program known as Act 60. While this program offers substantial tax benefits to new residents of Puerto Rico, there are misconceptions and overlooked details regarding its implementation and impact. The …

Jake Johnson (2024-01-30). Disguised Israeli Forces Raid West Bank Hospital and Assassinate 3 People. truthout.org A team of Israeli forces disguised as civilians and medical staff raided Ibn Sina hospital in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and assassinated three Palestinians, claiming without providing evidence that they were using the facility as a hideout and planning an attack inspired by the Hamas-led October 7 assault. Journalists on the ground report that there was no apparent attempt to arrest the… |

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-30). Pentagon Admits It Has No Evidence Iran Was Behind Drone Attack That Killed 3 US Troops in Jordan. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon on Monday said Iran "bears responsibility" for the drone attack in northeastern Jordan that killed three US troops but admitted it has no evidence that Iran was directly involved. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said the responsibility fell on Iran due to its support for Iraqi Shia militias the US believes carried out the …

International Charter Space, Major Disasters (2024-01-30). Preliminary Satellite-Derived Damage Assessment: Ailinglaplap Atoll and Arno Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (24 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Marshall Islands | Sources: International Charter Space and Major Disasters, UN Satellite Centre | Please refer to the attached Map. | SUMMARY OF FINDINGS | Ailinglaplap Atoll | Potentially affected shoreline close to the Woja airport detected as of 21 January 2024 | Arno Atoll | No evidence of major damage could be observed from high resolution satellite images acquired on 23 January 2024 13…

newarab (2024-01-30). Has Israel changed its line on the 'evidence' against UNRWA?>. newarab.com Israeli intelligence services now claim that The New York Times on Sunday said its reporters had reviewed intelligence documents on Israel's allegations against UNRWA, which included a list of implicated individuals and their alleged involvement in the 7 October attack. | "The dossier said that Israeli intelligence officers had…

Ben Norton (2024-01-29). ICJ'S Israel Genocide Decision: Historic Victory for Palestinians and Global South. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Jan 27, 2024 | The historic decision by the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel may be violating the genocide convention is a victory for the Palestinian people, and Global South as a whole, after centuries of Western colonialism. | The International Court of Justice at the Hague made history on January 26 by stating that there is sufficient evidence to investigate allegations that Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinian people. | In the words of the

albawaba (2024-01-29). Iran executes 4 men accused of espionage for Israel. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Iranian authorities announced the execution of four men convicted of collaborating with Iran's archrival Israel in a plan to attack an Iranian defense site. According to the Judiciary Media Center, the four men identified as Mohammad Faramarzi, Mohsen Mazloum, Wafa Azarbar, and Pejman Fatehi, were arrested in July 2022 and accused of plotting to carry out an operation against a Ministry of Defense center in the central province of Isfahan."After completing the preliminary investigation in the prosecutor's office, collecting evidence and documents, establishing the crime, and explaining the charges to e…

Melvin Goodman (2024-01-29). Netanyahu and the IDF Provided All the Evidence the ICJ Needed. counterpunch.org The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled last week that Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza and provide greater assistance to the Palestinians. Sadly, the ICJ did not call for a cease-fire, which is desperately needed, but it demonstrated genuine understanding of the Israeli war crimes that point to genocidal intentions as stipulated by the Geneva International Genocide Convention in 1948.

newarab (2024-01-29). Has Israel changed its line on the 'evidence' against UNRWA?>. newarab.com Israeli intelligence services now claim that The New York Times on Sunday said its reporters had reviewed intelligence documents on Israel's allegations against UNRWA, which included a list of implicated individuals and their alleged involvement in the 7 October attack. | "The dossier said that Israeli intelligence officers had…

The Jimmy Dore Show (2024-01-29). NY Times LIED About October 7th R@pe Story! dissidentvoice.org The New York Times recently published a piece describing the horrible rape and murder of an Israeli woman who attended the Nova Music Festival that came under attack by Hamas. Except, as her family insisted after the article ran, there is no evidence that the woman was raped and the Times misled family members about …

Robert Malone (2024-01-29). Cognitive Warfare, Targeting your Subconscious. dissidentvoice.org Cognitive warfare is no longer science fiction. Cognitive warfare is a fact of the modern age and everyone, whether civilian or military, is a potential target. Cognitive attacks are aimed at exploiting emotions rooted in our subconscious, bypassing our rational conscious mind. This is achieved by exploiting biases, fallacies, emotions and automatisms, but also through …

Amy Goodman (2024-01-29). Palestinians Take the Stand Against Biden Administration in US Court. truthout.org The Biden administration is on trial in the United States for failure to prevent the "unfolding genocide" in Gaza. On Friday, lawyers for the Biden administration argued the court lacks the proper jurisdiction to decide the case, while Palestinians and Americans testified about atrocities committed by Israel with American support. "I can't think of another time where, in a U.S. federal court… |

Staff (2024-01-29). Palestinians Charge Genocide in U.S. Court; Biden, Blinken Sued for Backing Israel's War on Gaza. democracynow.org The Biden administration is on trial in the United States for failure to prevent the "unfolding genocide" in Gaza. On Friday, lawyers for the Biden administration argued the court lacks the proper jurisdiction to decide the case, while Palestinians and Americans testified about atrocities committed by Israel with American support. "I can't think of another time where, in a U.S. federal court, Palestinians have been on the witness stand, one after the other after the other, describing their experiences under Israeli occupation," says Diala Shamas, senior staff attorney at the Center f…

Gabisile (2024-01-30). South Africa will continue to stand with the vulnerable: Mashatile. sanews.gov.za South Africa will continue to stand with the vulnerable: Mashatile | Deputy President Paul Mashatile has vowed that South Africa will continue to stand for the vulnerable and marginalised, and fight for a just world. | This comes after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ordered Israel to, amongst others, take all measures within its power "to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide" and to immediately ensure that Palestinians have access to basic services and humanitarian assistance. | South Africa had approached the ICJ to garner not only a ceasefire of Israel's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-30). Toolkit for reducing cervical cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the U.S., cervical cancer is no longer a common cause of cancer death because of the use of a screening test called a Pap smear, which detects changes in cervical cells. While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is declining, the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer is increasing, and rates among Black women are disproportionately high. Research also indicates…

Norman Solomon (2024-01-30). Smearing Ceasefire Protesters, Pelosi Combines Devotion to Israel with Cold-War Mania. indybay.org

Norman Solomon (2024-01-29). Smearing Ceasefire Protesters, Pelosi Combines Devotion to Israel with Cold-War Mania. indybay.org

Norman Solomon (2024-01-29). Smearing Ceasefire Protesters, Pelosi Combines Devotion to Israel with Cold-War Mania. counterpunch.org

Camille Karizamimba (2024-01-29). Social Work Institutions Have Remained Silent on Palestine. That Must End. truthout.org In a recent column for The New York Times, Pamela Paul described a shift in Columbia University's School of Social Work toward a "radicalized" social justice framework. The piece has unearthed significant tensions within and outside the social work community, sparking heated debate about the role of social justice and a response decrying the so-called deterioration of social work. |

Stan Cox (2024-01-29). Solving Climate Change—Or Else! fpif.org In December, the New York Times

Dean Baker (2024-01-29). Black Employment Rates Are at Record Highs, Aren't Any Blacks Happy with the Biden Economy? cepr.net The Washington Post had a piece on how many Black men are not enthusiastic about the economy under President Biden. This is a useful and important piece, since polls show that Black men are not very supportive of Biden. Historically, Blacks have overwhelmingly supported Democratic presidential candidates, if Biden cannot count on winning a large …

Decensored News. (2024-01-30). Biden's UNRWA Cuts Are A Violation Of International And US Law. popularresistance.org During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday, international law professor Francis Boyle discussed the implications of this week's International Court of Justice (ICJ) order in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, the cutoff of funds to UNRWA, the Biden administration's legal complicity under both international and US law, and how this might play out at the UN Security Council and General Assembly. | Boyle is well-qualified to weigh in on the matter: After becoming the first lawyer to successfully argue a genocide case at the ICJ (also known as the World Court) on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Boyle then…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-29). Francis Boyle: Biden's UNRWA Cuts Are a Violation of International and US Law. libya360.wordpress.com Decensored News He also outlines the "very serious consequences" Israel could face at the United Nations in light of the recent World Court order. During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday, international law professor Francis Boyle discussed the implications of this week's International Court of Justice (ICJ) order in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, the cutoff of funds…

Maha Hilal (2024-01-26). Israel, the United States, and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror. counterpunch.org In a New Yorker piece published five days after the attacks of September 11, 2001, American critic and public intellectual Susan Sontag wrote, "Let's by all means grieve together. But let's not be stupid together. A few shreds of historical awareness might help us understand what has just happened, and what may continue to happen." Sontag's desire to

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2024-01-26). Biden Must Choose Between a Ceasefire in Gaza and a Regional War. counterpunch.org In the topsy-turvy world of corporate media reporting on U.S. foreign policy, we have been led to believe that U.S. air strikes on Yemen, Iraq and Syria are legitimate and responsible efforts to contain the expanding war over Israel's genocide in Gaza, while the actions of the Houthi government in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and

Arjae Red (2024-01-26). Leninism: 'A doctrine of action'. workers.org From a talk given by Arjae Red, an initial organizer with Starbucks Workers United and an anti-imperialist fighter, at the panel on "Internationalism Today — A Global Struggle, during the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, held on Jan. 21 in New York City. I want to talk . . . |

Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-26). 'The Country Is Not For Sale': General Strike In Argentina Against Milei. popularresistance.org Thousands of people marched this Wednesday in Argentina to join the national strike called by the main unions in repudiation of the policies implemented by President Javier Milei. | "The country is not for sale," "No to the adjustment," and "No to the labor reform," were some of the main slogans of the demonstration that filled the Plaza del Congreso in the city of Buenos Aires. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in the massive general strike against Milei and his "libertarian" policies. Milei took office on December 10. Some outlets, such as Left Voice and Progressive International, reported that o…

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Iran president: US rights slogans aim to serve own interests. presstv.ir The Iranian president says the US chants human rights slogans to serve its own interests.

Antonio Sempere (2024-01-26). Spain condemned for illegally returning migrant minors. pressenza.com The Administrative Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court has condemned Spain for the return of eight unaccompanied migrant minors in August 2021. This followed the migration crisis in May of the same year, in which approximately 12,000 people, including more than 1,500 minors, swam to Ceuta. In the explanatory memorandum, the magistrates of the Spanish high court argue that "this situation lasted for three months, during which there is no evidence that the Spanish authorities, whether state or regional, initiated individualised proceedings to determine the circumstances and needs of each of the minors. | In August…

scorinoco (2024-01-26). Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez: We Will Send Evidence of Coup Attempts to Opposition Politicians Who Signed Barbados Agreement. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government delegation at the Barbados dialogue intends to present its opposition counterparts with evidence of terrorist plots planned by certain opposition groups. These plans, according to the government, aimed to disrupt national peace and to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro and Governor Freddy Bernal of Táchira state. | This announcement was made by Jorge Rodríguez, head of the government delegation and president of the National Assembly. He further noted that one point of agreement reached in Barbados is the mutual commitment of both parties to refrain from any actions that could jeopardiz…

the International Coalition To Stop Genocide In Palestine, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-26). International Coalition To Stop Genocide In Palestine Welcomes World Court's Order. popularresistance.org In its provisional ruling issued today on the South African Genocide Convention case against Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ—also known as the World Court) demanded Israel stop killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure and medical facilities; prevent and punish incitement to genocide by its top officials; and permit the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine (ICSGP) applauds the Court's Order as a crucial first step toward forcing Israel and its primary sponsor and strongest political ally—the United States—t…

David Kattenburg (2024-01-26). ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and punish calls for incitement. mondoweiss.net In a historic ruling against Israel for the crime of genocide, the International Court of Justice called on Israel to immediately prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and punish calls for incitement. The case against Israel will now move forward.

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2024-01-26). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 112: In a historic moment, ICJ moves forward with genocide case against Israel. mondoweiss.net While the court stopped short of calling for a ceasefire, Israel is ordered to allow aid into Gaza, punish incitement to genocide, and take more protective measures for civilians — even as the situation on the ground remains cataclysmic.

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-26). March Against Genocide Isn't News to New York Times. fair.org

SAMIR (2024-01-25). Standing Together: Serving Apartheid Israel's Propaganda. bdsmovement.net

WSWS (2024-01-24). Columbia University blames student victims hospitalized after Zionist chemical attack. wsws.org The attempt by the university to victim blame pro-Palestinian students is part of the broader state-led propaganda campaign aimed at falsely equating all opposition to the ongoing genocide in Gaza as "antisemitic."

Andy Kroll (2024-01-25). Israel, the United States, and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror. tomdispatch.com In a New Yorker piece published five days after the attacks of September 11, 2001, American critic and public intellectual Susan Sontag wrote, "Let's by all means grieve together. But let's not be stupid together. A few shreds of historical awareness might help us understand what has just happened, and what may continue to happen." Sontag's desire to contextualize the 9/11 attacks was an instant challenge to the narratives that President George W. Bush would soon deploy, painting the United States as a country of peace and, most importantly, innocent of any wrongdoing. While the rhetorical strategies he developed…

Robert Inlakesh (2024-01-24). Is Israel Dragging Biden Into War With Iran, How Close Are We? thelastamericanvagabond.com Despite the rhetoric coming from Washington, which suggests its opposition to a direct confrontation with the Islamic Republic of Iran and its allies throughout the region, the actions taken by the Biden administration tell another story. Although it does not appear that the US seeks a direct confrontation with Iran, the role it is playing

Pawe…´ Wargan (2024-01-24). Germany backs Netanyahu for the same reason it created Hitler. electronicintifada.net Gaza is a dress rehearsal for violence that threatens workers and the oppressed everywhere.

Michael Zoosman (2024-01-24). Gassing Execution Horrifies Jewish Groups. counterpunch.org Let there be no doubt: lethal injection itself also is another direct Nazi legacy. It was first implemented in this world by the Third Reich as part of its infamous Aktion T4 protocol used to kill other such cognitively impaired individuals deemed "unworthy of life." That protocol was brought to fruition by Dr. Karl Brandt, personal physician of Adolf Hitler, who personally signed off on it. It is precisely this T4 protocol that is among those monstrosities condemned on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). Germany backs Netanyahu for the same reason it created Hitler. electronicintifada.net

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Accusation on counterterrorism slammed. ecns.cn Groundlessly accusing China of using counterterrorism measures to carry out so-called "genocide" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will severely hamper global efforts to fight terrorism, experts said.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-24). How fact-checkers and anti-disinformation campaigns restrict freedom of speech in the "Global Boiling Era" expose-news.com Historically, freedom of speech has been restricted through direct coercion. But today, this is being done in more subtle ways: "fact-checkers," governments pressurising social media companies to censor, anti-disinformation campaigns and "hate …

Staff (2024-01-25). 'The Country Is Not for Sale': General Strike In Argentina Against Milei. orinocotribune.com Thousands of people marched this Wednesday in Argentina to join the national strike called by the main unions in repudiation of the policies implemented by President Javier Milei. | "The country is not for sale," "No to the adjustment," and "No to the labor reform," were some of the main slogans of the demonstration that filled the Plaza del Congreso in the city of Buenos Aires. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in the massive general strike against Milei and his "libertarian" policies. Milei took office on December 10. Some outlets, such as Left Voice and Progressive International, reported that o…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-25). Is NASA's 'Temperatures Are Rising' graph evidence of global warming or evidence of widespread fraud? expose-news.com "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." — Upton Sinclair This statement holds particularly true in the field of climate …

Brett Forester, CBC. (2024-01-24). Advocates Denounce Bid To Weaken UN Indigenous Rights Declaration. popularresistance.org Indigenous leaders always suspected certain countries of colluding behind closed doors to undermine their rights at the United Nations. | But now, after newly released Australian cabinet papers showed Canada led efforts to weaken the original draft declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples at the UN, secretly crafting a state-friendly substitute with Australia in 2002 and 2003, they have some evidence to prove it. | And they're far from shocked. | "We all knew that Canada was in the back rooms trying to counter everything," said Pam Palmater, a Mi'kmaw lawyer and chair in Indigenous governance at Toronto Me…

Eve Andrews, Grist. (2024-01-24). Is East Palestine Safe One Year After The Ohio Train Derailment? popularresistance.org If there hadn't been construction planned for the bridge that crosses over Leslie Run, one of the creeks that runs through the middle of East Palestine, Ohio, Rick Tsai and Randy DeHaven might not have noticed the worst contamination they'd seen in the creek in weeks. | A backhoe had hoisted a chunk of earth from the bank of the creek, leaving a pool about eight feet across and deep enough to come up to the knees of Tsai's rubber fishing waders. What it also left, in Tsai's words, was an opportunity for a sort of "geological sample" — evidence that oil and chemicals still lingered in the soil and in the cre…

infobrics (2024-01-24). CIA's openly declared spy war on Russia not going so well. infobrics.org Somewhat schizophrenically, the CIA calls for Russians to "end betrayal" by actually committing it, all for "family values" and "the future of Russia", which is quite strange given the fact that Washington DC ideologues are obsessed with every anti-family idea in the book. The so-called "woke" extremist, ultra-liberal ideology is at an all-time high in the US, while solid evidence suggests that the troubled Biden administration is even involved in the massive child trafficking in Ukraine and elsewhere. So much for America's "focus on family values".

Hassan Diab Support Committee (2024-01-25). Six Years On, Hassan Diab Recounts His Release from a French Prison in January 2018. dissidentvoice.org Dr. Hassan Diab was wrongfully extradited from Canada to France in 2014, for alleged involvement in a bombing outside a Paris synagogue in 1980. He spent more than three years in a French prison before investigative judges determined that there was no evidence linking him to the crime, and ordered his immediate and unconditional release. …

Open Letter (2024-01-24). The Hypocrisy Oath: The double standards of American health institutions on Gaza. mondoweiss.net American health institutions were quick to condemn the October 7 attacks, but those same institutions remain silent over Israel's genocide in Gaza after 105 days.

WSWS (2024-01-24). "We just got to be adults about the situation": Ocasio-Cortez calls for vote for "Genocide Joe" Biden. wsws.org Appearing on the "I've Had It" podcast earlier this month, the Democratic Socialists of America Democrat said the decision to vote for Biden in the upcoming election "is not a difficult one for me."

WSWS (2024-01-25). United Auto Workers backs reelection of warmonger Biden. wsws.org With its endorsement, the UAW bureaucracy is backing a war criminal who is overseeing Israel's genocide in Gaza and a rapid expansion of American imperialism's wars of global conquest.

MEE staff (2024-01-24). American oil trader sues UAE and its president over public relations 'smear campaign'. middleeasteye.net American oil trader sues UAE and its president over public relations 'smear campaign' | Hazim Nada is seeking $2.77bn in damages, accusing the UAE of damaging his reputation and falsely linking him to terrorism | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 21: 03 | UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan attending a meeting with Russia's president in Abu Dhabi, on 6 December 2023 (Sergei Savostyanov/AFP) | A lawsuit was filed…

Barry Healy, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-24). US War Drive Against China Undeterred By Taiwanese Election Setback. popularresistance.org On January 13 the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the Taiwanese presidential election. The result is important because of Taiwan's frontline status in the US war drive against China. | The New York Times describes newly elected president, Lai Ching-te, as "a staunch separatist". | The DPP, which is generally considered to be more aligned with US interests and plays with the idea of Taiwanese independence from China, was opposed by two other parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP). | For the current US anti-China war drive, the results were mixed, and bring to the surface many of t…

WSWS (2024-01-24). Israel plans to demolish all buildings in "buffer zone" in Gaza. wsws.org The New York Times reported Tuesday that Israel intends to fully demolish all buildings in a 1,000-meter "buffer zone" along Gaza's border with Israel, citing Israeli officials.

MEE staff (2024-01-24). US billionaire who led campaign against Ivy League schools invests $25m in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. middleeasteye.net US billionaire who led campaign against Ivy League schools invests $25m in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange | Israel's stock market has clawed back all of its losses since 7 October, shrugging off economic concerns about the ongoing war in Gaza | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 19: 31 | Billionaire investor Bill Ackman speaks at The New York Times DealBook conference at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, on 10 November…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2024-01-24). Livestream roundtable: Regional resistance to genocide. electronicintifada.net Day 110 with guest Helena Cobban on geopolitics (13: 26); Gaza news with Nora Barrows-Friedman (: 39); new revelations about 7 October with Asa Winstanley (44: 38); Ali Abunimah responds to Washington Post's lies (1: 02: 27); and Jon Elmer with the latest on the resistance (1: 27: 15).

WSWS (2024-01-24). Columbia University victim-blames students hospitalized after Zionist chemical attack. wsws.org The attempt by the university to victim blame pro-Palestinian students is part of the broader state-led propaganda campaign aimed at falsely equating all opposition to the ongoing genocide in Gaza as "antisemitic."

WSWS (2024-01-23). The mass mobilisation against the far-right Alternative for Germany and the fight against fascism. wsws.org The mass protests against the fascist Alternative for Germany (AfD) are part of an international movement against the right-wing politics of the ruling class and show the enormous opposition to anti-refugee propaganda, war and inequality. It is important to develop this into a conscious movement of the working class against the government and capitalism.

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2024-01-23). The First Casualty of War Is Truth. And Propaganda is the First Weapon Used in Times of War. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2024-01-23). The First Casualty of War Is Truth. The Role of Propaganda. globalresearch.ca

Irwin Jerome (2024-01-23). Israel's Zionists and Settler Colonists Are Genocidal Warmongers. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Accusation on counterterrorism slammed. ecns.cn Groundlessly accusing China of using counterterrorism measures to carry out so-called "genocide" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will severely hamper global efforts to fight terrorism, experts said.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-24). How fact-checkers and anti-disinformation campaigns restrict freedom of speech in the "Global Boiling Era" expose-news.com Historically, freedom of speech has been restricted through direct coercion. But today, this is being done in more subtle ways: "fact-checkers," governments pressurising social media companies to censor, anti-disinformation campaigns and "hate …

El Siglo (2024-01-23). The phenomenon of disinformation "is a threat to democracy": Camila Vallejo. pressenza.com The government spokesperson said that "it is a very sensitive issue in our century, particularly because we are facing a debate that is global" and once again called for the commission formed to study the issue and propose measures to be taken. Camila Vallejo took part in the forum "The challenge of communications in the face of social transformations", held as part of the Fiesta de los Abrazos, where the director of the newspaper El Siglo, Hugo Guzmán, argued that "in these times, in the context of processes of transformation, various presidents and communications experts suggest that what needs to be communicat…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-23). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. globalresearch.ca First published on November 26, 2022 | *** | We are being accused of "spreading disinformation" regarding the Covid-19 vaccine. | The Reuters and AP media "trackers" and "fact checkers" will be out to smear the testimonies of parents who have lost their …

Greg Godels (2024-01-23). The Willful Destruction of a People. dissidentvoice.org The US corporate media has maintained a near unanimous support for the Israeli destruction of Gaza — the home of 2.2 million Palestinians. While pundits engage in parlor games over what degree of violence is "justified" by the Hamas attack upon Israel, while public intellectuals fall in line with the gutless unconditional support of Israeli …

Editor (2024-01-23). How Corporate Media Outlets Failed Their Readers in 2023. scheerpost.com By Robin Andersen / CounterPunch The great failure of the press to carry out the bare minimum of its journalistic mandate—to hold political figures accountable in a representative democracy, and to at least question such obvious electoral fabrications, such as the kind George Santos perpetrated—are prime examples of what Peter Phillips, director of Project Censored …

jamanetwork (2024-01-23). USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders. jamanetwork.com This 2023 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children 5 years or younger without signs or symptoms (I statement).

jamanetwork (2024-01-23). Recommendations for Speech and Language Screenings. jamanetwork.com A recent Evidence Report from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) highlights a persistent gap in research regarding preventive care services for children showing no obvious signs or symptoms of speech and language delay and disorder. In the accompanying Recommendation Statement, the task force concludes that the "evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children 5 years or younger without signs or symptoms (I statement)." The USPSTF recommendation was determined based on the general lack of evidence for screening ra…

infobrics (2024-01-24). CIA's openly declared spy war on Russia not going so well. infobrics.org Somewhat schizophrenically, the CIA calls for Russians to "end betrayal" by actually committing it, all for "family values" and "the future of Russia", which is quite strange given the fact that Washington DC ideologues are obsessed with every anti-family idea in the book. The so-called "woke" extremist, ultra-liberal ideology is at an all-time high in the US, while solid evidence suggests that the troubled Biden administration is even involved in the massive child trafficking in Ukraine and elsewhere. So much for America's "focus on family values".

Eve Andrews, Grist. (2024-01-24). Is East Palestine Safe One Year After The Ohio Train Derailment? popularresistance.org If there hadn't been construction planned for the bridge that crosses over Leslie Run, one of the creeks that runs through the middle of East Palestine, Ohio, Rick Tsai and Randy DeHaven might not have noticed the worst contamination they'd seen in the creek in weeks. | A backhoe had hoisted a chunk of earth from the bank of the creek, leaving a pool about eight feet across and deep enough to come up to the knees of Tsai's rubber fishing waders. What it also left, in Tsai's words, was an opportunity for a sort of "geological sample" — evidence that oil and chemicals still lingered in the soil and in the cre…

Nurah Tape (2024-01-23). South Africa's Ministry of Justice: "This is why we are confident in our ICJ case". "Evidence of Genocidal Intent" globalresearch.ca

The Independent (2024-01-23). Dangerous chemicals found in recycled plastics. independent.co.ug This makes them unsafe for reuse — experts explain the hazards ANALYSIS | BETHANIE CARNEY ALMROTH & ERIC CARMONA MARTINEZ | Plastic pollution is a menace worldwide. Plastics are now found in every environment on the planet, from the deepest seas to the atmosphere and human bodies. Scientific evidence describing harm to the environment and humans …

WSWS (2024-01-24). "We just got to be adults about the situation": Ocasio-Cortez calls for vote for "Genocide Joe" Biden. wsws.org Appearing on the "I've Had It" podcast earlier this month, the Democrat Socialists of America Democrat said the decision to vote for Biden in the upcoming election "is not a difficult one for me."

WSWS (2024-01-24). Israel plans to demolish all buildings in "buffer zone" in Gaza. wsws.org The New York Times reported Tuesday that Israel intends to fully demolish all buildings in a 1,000-meter "buffer zone" along Gaza's border with Israel, citing Israeli officials.

Editor (2024-01-23). What The New York Times Gets Wrong About Lemkin's Work on Genocide. scheerpost.com

Barry Healy (2024-01-23). US war drive against China undeterred by Taiwanese election setback. peoplesdispatch.org On January 13 the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the Taiwanese presidential election. The result is important because of Taiwan's frontline status in the US war drive against China. | The New York Times The DPP, which is generally considered to be more aligned with US interests and plays with the idea of Taiwanese independence from China, was opposed by two other parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP). | For the current US anti-China war drive, the results were mi…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-21). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

UFLP (2024-01-21). Stop the War on Public Worker & Privatization – United Strike & Labor Party Now. indybay.org Thousands of San Francisco City workers may be going on strike on July 1 for a contract. They face massive privatization and outsourcing and a union busting drive by Mayor London Breed and the City managers. Billions of dollars are going to outsourcing with the support of the Democrats on the Board Of Supervisors backed by the Mayor…

Pressenza New York (2024-01-21). An Expert Legal View: Israel Lied Through Their Teeth—Why South Africa's Case is Justified. pressenza.com On Jan. 19, Prof. Francis Boyle gave the following lecture to a meeting of the International Peace Coalition regarding his history of having fought and won a case of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, otherwise known as the World Court. Boyle is an American human rights lawyer and professor of international law at Illinois University's College of Law. He served as counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina during their case at the ICJ in 1993. | By Prof. Francis Boyle | EIR is publishing Prof. Boyle's remarks so that his expert legal opinion regarding the current case by South Africa again…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-21). Cuban President opens Operation Truth Conference. plenglish.com The Cuban leader is being accompanied by the Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Roberto Morales Ojeda, as well as by other government officials. | On the 65th anniversary of the first Operation Truth, which gathered over 400 journalists in Havana to refute the smear campaigns against newly-formed 1959 Cuban Revolution, this meeting is critical to inform Cuba's big efforts to achieve a more prosperous and sustainable development model.

Andrew Korybko (2024-01-21). Why's The New York Times Fearmongering About Indonesia's Presidential Frontrunner? thealtworld.com It's an information warfare provocation intended to manipulate voters' perceptions of the frontrunner to the point that a run-off election is scheduled this summer, which could then give the US' preferred candidate the chance that he needs to come to power and align Indonesia with America against China in the New Cold War. | The New York Times (NYT) published a piece last week about "

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-21). US Prepares for Open-Ended War Against the Houthis in Yemen. news.antiwar.com US officials told The Washington Post on Saturday that the Biden administration is planning for a "sustained military campaign" against the Houthis in Yemen even as over a week of near-daily bombing has done nothing to deter the group and has only dramatically escalated the situation. The officials could not put any timeline on how …

CounterSpin (2024-01-19). Gregory Shupak on Gaza and Genocide. fair.org CounterSpin240119.mp3 New York Times ( This week on CounterSpin: US corporate news media's initial response to Israel's terror campaign against Palestinians, unleashed in the wake of the October 7 attack by Hamas, was characterized, broadly speaking, by legitimization, a rhetorical blank check for whatever Israel might do. Israel, the New York Times editorial board said, "is determined to break the power of Hamas, and in that effort it deserves the support of the United States and the rest of the world." | We're more than…

Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-19). US Congressional Resolution Calls For Annulling The Monroe Doctrine. popularresistance.org While the Monroe Doctrine ingenuously claimed to protect hemispheric independence from foreign interference, HR 943 charges that the policy has, in fact, been used as a "mandate" to give the US license to interfere in the internal affairs of other states to promote its own narrow interests. | The resolution forcefully begins with noting the "massive, forced displacement and genocide of Native peoples" by the North American colonialists. | The resolution goes on to enumerate the further progression of the US imperium on the hemisphere. Back in the 1840s, the US took 55% of Mexico.

Pressenza New York (2024-01-19). US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions. pressenza.com Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional By Roger D. Harris | Led by Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and cosponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Chuy García (D-AZ), and Greg Casar (D-TX…

Pressenza New York (2024-01-19). US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions. pressenza.com Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional By Roger D. Harris | Led by Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and cosponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Chuy García (D-AZ), and Greg Casar (D-TX…

Roger Harris (2024-01-19). US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions. counterpunch.org Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional resolution calls for annulling the Monroe Doctrine and replacing it with a "new good neighbor" policy. The intent is to "foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation" with our neighbor nations. Led by

Sean Mathews (2024-01-19). 'Playground of choice': Iran mobilises to drive US troops out of Iraq. middleeasteye.net 'Playground of choice': Iran mobilises to drive US troops out of Iraq | The US has the cudgel of the American dollar to prevent its expulsion from Iraq, but will the Biden administration use it? | Fri, 01/19/2024 – 15: 20 | Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) chant slogans ahead of a funeral of the group's slain members at PMF headquarters in Baghdad, on 4 January 2024 (AFP) | W…

Vijay Prashad (2024-01-19). The Global South takes Israel to court: The Third Newsletter (2024). mronline.org On 11 January, Adila Hassim, an advocate of the High Court of South Africa, stood before the judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and said: 'Genocides are never declared in advance. But this court has the benefit of the past 13 weeks of evidence that shows incontrovertibly a pattern of conduct and related intention that justifies a plausible claim of genocidal acts'.

Dania Akkad (2024-01-19). War on Gaza: UK's Cameron okayed arms sales to Israel despite Foreign Office legal concerns. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: UK's Cameron okayed arms sales to Israel despite Foreign Office legal concerns | Legal document shows unit advised foreign secretary of 'serious concerns' Israel had breached international law as early as 10 November | Fri, 01/19/2024 – 13: 36 | British Foreign Secretary David Cameron gives evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on (Parliamentary recording unit/AFP…

WSWS (2024-01-18). Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen. wsws.org From the beginning of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza, Sanders has promoted the propaganda line of Tel Aviv and Washington that Israel's campaign of mass murder is a defensive response to the armed incursion of Hamas last October 7. He is now providing a similar service for the war criminals in Washington in relation to their illegal attack on Yemen.

Phyllis Bennis, In These Times. (2024-01-18). The Solution To Violence In Yemen And The Red Sea Is A Cease-Fire In Gaza. popularresistance.org As Washington continues to help arm and finance the Israeli government's genocidal assault on Gaza, White House rhetoric has increasingly centered on preventing the war from expanding across the region. But the Biden administration's actions in Yemen and the Red Sea are having exactly the opposite effect. | Beginning shortly after the Israeli assault on Gaza started in early October, Houthi militants from Yemen launched a series of attacks on commercial ships, some of them connected to the Israeli economy, in the shipping lanes in and around the Red Sea.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). US propping up 'terrorist' Israel by blacklisting Yemen's Ansarullah: Tehran. presstv.ir Tehran denounces Washington's "provocative" move to blacklist Yemen's Ansarullah, saying it attests to the United States' support for the "terrorist" Israeli regime.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-18). Ankara'da Azerbaycan'ƒ±n "Kanlƒ± Ocak" ≈üehitlerini anmak iàßin tà∂ren dàºzenlendi. aa.com.tr Azerbaycan'ƒ±n Ankara Bàºyàºkelàßiliƒüi ile Türkiye Azerbaycan Dostluk ƒ∞≈übirliƒüi ve Dayanƒ±≈üma Vakfƒ± (TADƒ∞V) tarafƒ±ndan "Kanlƒ± Ocak Katliamƒ±" olarak bilinen olayda ya≈üamƒ±nƒ± yitirenler iàßin "20 Ocak ≈ûehitleri Anma Tà∂reni" dàºzenlendi.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-18). Multiple covid injections could weaken immunity and lead to cancer and brain disorders, Thai corporate media reports. expose-news.com On Sunday, the Bangkok Post published an article stating that multiple covid injections may cause hidden diseases to surface, weaken immunity and lead to cancer and brain disorders. The Bangkok Post is …

noemail (2024-01-18). WRAPUP 2-Battle of Khan Younis threatens biggest hospital still working in Gaza. devdiscourse.com Israeli forces advancing into the southern Gaza Strip's main city pounded areas near the biggest hospital still functioning in the enclave on Thursday, sending patients and residents fleeing a battle they feared would lay the city to waste. The heaviest battle of the year so far was under way in Khan Younis, sheltering hundreds of thousands of people who fled the north earlier in the war, now in its fourth month.

noemail (2024-01-18). Ukraine envoy praises Cyprus support for sanctions on Russia. devdiscourse.com Cyprus is making an "extremely important" contribution in increasing sanctions pressure on Moscow, said Ukraine's ambassador to the east Mediterranean island, which was long in the spotlight for close business ties with Russia. Cyprus all but severed those ties when it followed its European Union partners in slapping sanctions on Moscow over the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

noemail (2024-01-18). WEF, Ukraine agree to work towards country's digital transformation. devdiscourse.com The World Economic Forum and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on Thursday said they will work together for the country's digital transformation.

noemail (2024-01-18). 2 women among 4 booked for duping people by luring them to invest in car rental firm. devdiscourse.com Police have registered a case against four persons, including two women, for allegedly duping 30 people of more than Rs 52 lakh by luring them into investing in their car rental firm, and obtaining loan using the names of some others, an official said on Thursday. The case was filed at the APMC police station in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday, he said. The accused, identified as Nisha Gosavi, Farooque, Bhagyashri and Ankush Pawar, were booked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 34 (common intention). Since June 2022, they targeted approximately 30 persons, promi…

noemail (2024-01-18). AAP moves HC over deferment of Chandigarh mayoral polls. devdiscourse.com The AAP Thursday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking appointment of a new presiding officer in place of Anil Masih after he "fell sick" leading to the deferment of the Chandigarh mayoral polls.

noemail (2024-01-18). Safety and security of citizens primary: Civil Aviation Minister Scindia at Hyderabad. devdiscourse.com

noemail (2024-01-18). Ban on commercial release of GM crops against national interest: Centre tells SC. devdiscourse.com Making a strong case for growing genetically modified (GM) crops for enhanced food security, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday that India is already importing huge quantities of edible oil extracted from genetically altered oilseeds for domestic consumption and "unfounded fears" of their adverse impact is hurting farmers, consumers and industry.

noemail (2024-01-18). NSL Group Chairman Mandava Prabhakar Rao conferred with Honorary Doctorate. devdiscourse.com In a momentous event during the 25th Convocation of Chandrasekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology in Kanpur, Mr. Mandava Prabhakar Rao, Chairman of NSL Group, was honored with an esteemed honorary doctorate. The accolade was bestowed upon him in recognition of his exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the agriculture industry. The honorary doctorate was presented by the Honourable Chancellor & Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Smt. Anandiben Patel, affirming Mr. Prabhakar Rao's remarkable achievements. Dr Govinda Rajulu Chintala, Chairman of NSL Sugars (former Chairman NABARD) was the Chief…

noemail (2024-01-18). Haitian university officials face investigation over allegations of sexual abuse. devdiscourse.com Authorities in Haiti said they are investigating allegations of sexual abuse and abuse of authority and public property at a state university in the southern coastal city of Jacmel.

noemail (2024-01-18). Athletes need not have prior relationship for sharing medals at big events, say Katie Moon. devdiscourse.com Katie Moon of USA believes that her gesture to share pole vault gold with Australia's Nina Kennedy during last year's World Athletics Championships was born out of an innate feeling of relatedness, and it did not require a pre-existing bond. Both Moon, a Tokyo Olympics gold winner, and Kennedy cleared 4.90m but missed all three attempts at 4.95m after a draining two hours and 10 minutes contest.

Roger D. Harris (2024-01-18). US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions. dissidentvoice.org Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional resolution calls for annulling the Monroe Doctrine and replacing it with a "new good neighbor" policy. The intent is to "foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation" with our neighbor nations. …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Cameroon FA cautions against fake news about team at AFCON. independent.co.ug YAOUNDE, CAMEROON | Xinhua | Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Wednesday refuted the rumors on social media about the national football team that is currently competing in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D'Ivoire. In a statement, FECAFOOT secretary general Blaise Djounang said there was no quarrel between FA president Samuel Eto'o and head …

Dr David Bell (2024-01-18). "No One is Safe" When Health Policy is Reduced to Sinister Slogans. dailysceptic.org "No one is safe, until everyone is safe" runs the WHO Covid vaccine slogan (why not, don't the vaccines work?) Dr David Bell has a better one: "No one is safe, from the devisers of inane slogans."

Julia Conley (2024-01-18). Israel Condemned for "Cultural Genocide" After Blowing Up University in Gaza. truthout.org The Israel Defense Forces' detonation of more than 300 mines planted at Israa University in Gaza on Wednesday provided the latest evidence that Israel's objective in its bombardment of the enclave is not self-defense, rights advocates said. "This is not self-defense," said Chris Hazzard, an Irish member of the United Kingdom's Parliament. "This is not counter-insurgency. This is ethnic-cleansing."… |

Staff (2024-01-18). Artist Emily Jacir: Rampant Censorship Is Part of the Genocidal Campaign to Erase Palestinians. democracynow.org We speak with award-winning Palestinian American artist and filmmaker Emily Jacir, whose event in Berlin in October was canceled after Israel launched its ongoing assault on Gaza. Jacir decries a pattern of "harassment, baseless smear campaigns, canceling shows, canceling talks" conducted against Palestinian artists in Germany and around the world. "It's very much part of a coordinated movement," she says, connecting global censorship of diasporic Palestinian voices with the violent "targeted destruction of culture in Gaza," which she calls a "part of genocide.&#822…

Amy Goodman (2024-01-18). Targeted Artist: Censorship Is Part of Genocidal Campaign to Erase Palestinians. truthout.org We speak with award-winning Palestinian American artist and filmmaker Emily Jacir, whose event in Berlin in October was canceled after Israel launched its ongoing assault on Gaza. Jacir decries a pattern of "harassment, baseless smear campaigns, canceling shows, canceling talks" conducted against Palestinian artists in Germany and around the world. "It's very much part of a coordinated movement,"… |

Alastair Crooke (2024-01-18). Bluffs and Counter Bluffs as the War Widens. thealtworld.com When Defence Secretary Austin last visited "Israel", he clearly 'green-lighted' Israeli military action to push Hizbullah away from south Lebanon. | The Washington Post reported on 7 January 2024 that Biden has tasked his staff with preventing widening regional war. The piece was purposefully leaked (as even the Washington Post admit) — and is a bluff. | When Defence Secretary Austin last visited "Israel", he clearly 'green-lighted' Israeli military action to push Hizbullah away from south Lebanon, to the north of the Litani River — about 29 kms north of the Blue Line southern boundary. | Austin's one…

Liberation Staff (2024-01-17). Taiwan's 2024 presidential election: U.S. propaganda of "independence" must be rejected. liberationnews.org The false and warmongering narrative of Taiwan's people yearning for independence only benefits the U.S. ruling class and its military-industrial complex.

Global Research News (2024-01-16). Selected Articles: War Propaganda Intensifies as US Mainstream Media Calls for War on Iran to Stop the "Axis of Resistance" globalresearch.ca By Remember when the mainstream media especially FOX News was calling for a…

yalensis (2024-01-16). Ukraine War Day #692: Bulgarians Hint They Liked Hitler Better? awfulavalanche.wordpress.com Dear Readers: | Today we are going to talk about Russo-Bulgarian relations, for which

Staff (2024-01-17). Chapeando: No hubo masacre en Primelles, pura fake news (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu En el podcast de hoy, hablamos sobre la fake news de una presunta masacre a machetazos, en la intersección de las calles Primelles desde Vía Blanca a Calzada del Cerro en La Habana. El propósito es amedrentar, irritar a las personas, generando miedo y sentimiento de desprotección, lo cual es un añadido a la campaña más fuerte sobre la subida de precios que se dice que engordaría la inflación en las próximas semanas y meses.

Chris Hedges (2024-01-17). The IDF's war crimes are a perfect reflection of Israeli society. mronline.org Miko Peled, author and former member of IDF Special Forces, explains how Israel indoctrinates its citizens in anti-Palestinian racism from the cradle to the grave.

Ann Brown (2024-01-16). Fact Check: Black Women Die 41% More From Breast Cancer, Than White. moguldom.com A recent American Cancer Society (ACS) report highlights a persistent and alarming disparity in breast cancer outcomes, revealing that Black women are 41 percent more likely to die from breast cancer compared to their white counterparts. Despite overall progress in reducing breast cancer mortality rates, these findings underscore the urgent need for targeted interventions and …

infobrics (2024-01-16). Who wants the next pandemic and why. infobrics.org Why are the WEF and the so-called "international community" so "worried" about an unknown disease, but they keep ignoring clear-cut evidence of America's massive (and rapidly expanding) bioweapons program? Why is the US military conducting this sort of research (on a global scale, at that), although any official civilian public health institution could easily do so on its own and without such deadly biohazard risks?>

jamanetwork (2024-01-16). Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment on Mortality. jamanetwork.com Breast cancer mortality has declined precipitously in the past 5 decades, from 48 per 100‚ÄØ000 females in 1975 to 27 per 100‚ÄØ000 in 2019. This large improvement in outcomes is a testament to the development and dissemination of evidence-based strategies to improve early detection and timely treatment of breast cancer—achieved through decades of public and private investment in research and research translation. However, it is challenging to quantify the relative contributions of prior investments or advances in breast cancer screening and treatment. Without such knowle…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-16). Bombing Yemen — As British as Afternoon Tea. orinocotribune.com By Mark Curtis — Jan 12, 2024 | The UK military's latest bombing of Yemen comes on the 60th anniversary of a forgotten British campaign in the country involving brute force and deliberate attacks on civilians, declassified files show. | UK air strikes in Yemen — that have dared to challenge Western support for Israel over Gaza — are taking place exactly 60 years after a brutal British bombing campaign in the country. | The so-called Radfan revolt of early 1964 in modern-day Yemen has long passed out of historical memory. | We should remember it though, as evidence of how British foreign policy is…

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-16). 5G Danger: 13 Reasons 5G Wireless Technology Will Be a Catastrophe for Humanity. expose-news.com 5G is the fifth-generation technology networks which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019 despite fierce controversy and reviews by independent scientists showing evidence of potentially harmful biological effects from radio …

jamanetwork (2024-01-16). Cannabis Use and Perinatal Health—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Dr Ceasar and colleagues for their Letter. We agree that it is important to underscore the potential societal and equity implications of health policy regarding cannabis use. The continued federally illegal status of cannabis along with the history of stigma and punitive measures may continue to have an effect on patients' trust and willingness to discuss cannabis use with clinicians. While acknowledging this context, reproductive health clinicians need to have evidence-based, objective, and nonjudgmental conversations with patients about the health effects of cannabis. The goal of our Viewpoint…

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-17). 400,000 Marched In Washington DC Against Biden's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org On January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC's Freedom Plaza to take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden's doorstep. Hundreds of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House. | The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine, which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Student Association-National, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of No…

Staff (2024-01-16). President Maduro: Venezuela Suffers an Economic Genocide. orinocotribune.com A true economic genocide has been committed against Venezuela, said President Nicolás Maduro forcefully, during his annual message before the National Assembly, due to illegal sanctions that have been applied to Venezuela by the North American empire since 2015 and that continue to affect the Venezuelan people. | The head of state said this Monday, January 15, that due to the drop in oil production by 87 percent, due to the sanctions, 323 billion dollars have been lost only in oil production, which stopped entering the country. Oil production stood at more than 2.5 million barrels per day in 2015 and fell to 339…

jamanetwork (2024-01-16). Test Using Routine Pap Smears Could Diagnose Ovarian Cancer Early. jamanetwork.com DNA taken from Papanicolaou (Pap) smears used to routinely screen for cervical cancer could help identify genomic irregularities associated with later development of high-grade serous ovarian cancer, according to a small study involving samples from 77 healthy women and 113 asymptomatic women who subsequently developed ovarian cancer.

Dean Baker (2024-01-16). Why Does the Washington Post Choose to Highlight a Clearly Atypical Person to Tell Us the Economy Has Gotten Worse? cepr.net Back when milk prices were high, CNN found people who drank enormous amounts of milk to tell us how bad things were for people. When gas prices soared the New York Times found people who used enormous amounts of gas. In keeping with this practice, the Washington Post found someone whose wages had more than …

Gabriella Ferrigine (2024-01-16). Top Trump Attorney Withdraws Ahead of E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial. truthout.org A top attorney on Donald Trump's legal team on Monday withdrew from two of the former president's unfolding trials in Manhattan, The New York Times reported. Joe Tacopina, a lawyer known for handling high-profile cases, bowed out of Trump's criminal trial in which he stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the final… |

Alfred W. McCoy (2024-01-16). How a Second Trump Presidency Could Signal the End of American Global Power. counterpunch.org With recent polls giving Donald Trump a reasonable chance of defeating President Biden in the November elections, commentators have begun predicting what his second presidency might mean for domestic politics. In a dismally detailed Washington Post analysis, historian Robert Kagan argued that a second Trump term would feature his "deep thirst for vengeance" against what the ex-president has called the "radical

repostt (2024-01-12). KPFA's Management Pushing Pro-Imperialist Propaganda Says Former KPFA Supporter. indybay.org KPFA management according to a former supporter is pushing pro-war and pro-imperialist propaganda on the air with some of their programmers like Ian Masters who puts out CIA talking points. He also includes KPFA's Chris Welch who argued that supporting a ceasefire in Gaza would be supporting Hamas. | The former supporter also criticized the manager's survey for not allowing comments from the listeners and members.

WSWS (2024-01-12). Led by billionaire Elon Musk, anti-immigrant, racist and antisemitic propaganda explodes on Twitter/X. wsws.org The most vile and ancient antisemitic conspiracy theories have proliferated on the platform in recent days, garnering millions of views. The fascist propaganda is being spread by neo-Nazis and white supremacists who were reinstated by Elon Musk after he purchased the social media company.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-11). Israel's Well-Oiled PR Machine Collapses. libya360.wordpress.com Ali Choukeir Hasbara, a Hebrew term uniquely associated with Israel's global propaganda efforts, has utterly failed to counter the pro-Palestinian narrative in the Gaza war. As a frontline tool for Tel Aviv's national security strategy, losing its Hasbara power is equal to losing its qualitative military edge. "Israel condemns South Africa's decision to play advocate…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-11). Netanyahu Claims He Has No Intention of Displacing Gaza's Palestinians. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday insisted Israel doesn't plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza or permanently occupy the territory, a shift in rhetoric that comes a day before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds its first hearing on South Africa's genocide case against Israel. "I want to make a few points absolutely …

Editor (2024-01-11). Israeli Lawmakers Reaffirm Genocidal Rhetoric on Eve of ICJ Trial. scheerpost.com

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-11). Blinken's window dressing tour of Arab capitals. peoplesdispatch.org Biden's interest narrows down to prevent the war from spreading in the region lest direct American military intervention becomes necessary. The US rhetoric and diplomatic posturing largely aims at damage control in Washington's relations with its erstwhile allies in the region.

ecns.cn (2024-01-11). WEF highlights misinformation threat. ecns.cn The spread of misinformation and disinformation driven by artificial intelligence is the biggest short-term risk for the global economy this year, while environmental risks dominate the threats in the long-term, according to a new report.

noemail (2024-01-12). "Which 'Panchang' has BJP referred to..? " : Congress leader Pawan Khera on Pran Pratishtha of Ayodhya Ram Temple. devdiscourse.com Questioning the timing of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Temple, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday queried whether the event would be held under the guidance of the Shankaracharyas of the four peeths- the major shrines in the country. "There is a system and set of rituals to perform Pran Pratishtha… If this event is religious, then is it happening under the guidance of the Shankaracharyas of the four Peeths? All four Shankaracharyas have said clearly that the Pran Pratishtha of an incomplete temple cannot be done. If this event is not religious, then it is political… It is not acceptable that people…

noemail (2024-01-12). France says Houthis are responsible for escalation in the Red Sea. devdiscourse.com France reaffirmed its condemnation of Houthi strikes on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, calling for those to stop immediately in the wake of attacks launched by the United States and Britain against Houthi military targets in Yemen.

noemail (2024-01-12). Israel to counter genocide accusations at World Court. devdiscourse.com Israel will respond on Friday to accusations brought by South Africa at the U.N.'s top court that its military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide campaign aimed at wiping out the Palestinian population.

noemail (2024-01-12). UAE postpones trial of Muslim Brotherhood members to Feb 7-8 – WAM. devdiscourse.com The federal court of appeals in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi postponed a hearing into a case it says involves members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood to Feb. 7-8, state news agency WAM reported on Friday.

noemail (2024-01-12). I urge people to undertake cleanliness campaign in temples, pilgrimage centres ahead of Ram temple inauguration: PM Modi. devdiscourse.com

noemail (2024-01-12). India successfully conducts flight-test of new-generation AKASH missile from Chandipur off Odisha coast: officials. devdiscourse.com

noemail (2024-01-12). India among top 5 global economies and this is due to youth power, which is our greatest strength: PM Modi. devdiscourse.com

noemail (2024-01-12). Out and out political event€™: Cong slams BJP over Ram temple consecration ceremony. devdiscourse.com Hitting out at the BJP, the Congress on Friday said the ruling party has made the Ram temple consecration ceremony an "out and out political event" which is being held without taking the advice of shankaracharyas and by disregarding religious procedures.

noemail (2024-01-12). Cold wave continues in Rajasthan. devdiscourse.com Cold wave conditions continued to prevail in parts of Rajasthan and dry weather was seen across the state on Friday, the meteorological department said.

noemail (2024-01-12). Denmark supports strikes against Houthis in Yemen. devdiscourse.com Denmark, home to shipping company Maersk, fully supports the U.S. and British strikes against Yemen's Houthis, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in a statement on Friday.

UMMID (2024-01-12). Maldivian Minister terms fake reports of his suspension from cabinet. ummid.com Amid a flood of reports in the Indian media that the Maldives government has suspended some deputy ministers over social media posts derogatory to PM Modi, Hassan Zihan, Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil, termed 'fake news' reports claiming his suspension from the cabinet.

Kimera Abdu (2024-01-12). Museveni's Disregard for Fair Elections Continues with Byabakama's Re-appointment — Kyagulanyi. plusnews.ug Robert Kyagulanyi, President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), criticized President Museveni's decision to re-appoint Justice Simon Byabakama as the electoral commission chairman for another 7-year term. Kyagulanyi asserted that this move is evidence of Museveni's lack of intention to conduct free and fair elections in Uganda. On his X (formerly Twitter) platform, Kyagulanyi stated, …

aljazeera (2024-01-12). Israel rejects accusations of genocide in Gaza war at ICJ hearing. aljazeera.com Israel argued that there was a lack of evidence that proves 'genocidal intent' in its war on Gaza.

Editor (2024-01-12). 'The Evidence of Genocide Is Not Only Chilling, It Is Also Overwhelming and Incontrovertible'. scheerpost.com

newarab (2024-01-12). ICJ: Journalism like TNA's underpins Gaza genocide evidence. newarab.com South Africa has relied heavily on Middle Eastern reporting amid Western media bias, using sources including The New Arab to build its Hearings at the ICJ began on Thursday with South Africa presenting its case accusing Israel of genocidal acts, and Israel defending…

Staff (2024-01-12). U.S., Britain strike Houthis in Yemen; Israel to counter genocide accusations at UN court. haaretz.com Britain, U.S. strike Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen after months of attacks on Red Sea shipping ‚ñ Qatar close to finalizing deal with Hamas to transfer medicine to Israeli hostages in Gaza ‚ñ Israel's High Court rejects petition to oust Netanyahu due to war ‚ñ Israel foils ISIS attack planned by two East Jerusalem residents ‚ñ IDF finds forensic evidence that Hamas held hostages in newly uncovered tunnel under Khan Yunis ‚ñ Blinken says Israel working with region, creating path to Palestinian state, will isolate Iran…

UMMID (2024-01-12). 'Got raped by his eyes': Israel finally finds 'evidence' of Hamas sexual assault. ummid.com Desperately pursuing the world to believe that the Palestinian Resistance Fighters during their Operation Al Aqsa Flood Oct 7, 2023 committed sexual assault, the Zionists have come with another bizarre interview to establish their unfounded claims.

Dr. Paul Larudee (2024-01-11). South Africa's Charges of Genocide Against Israel: The World Court Judges' Vote Is Political, Not Legal. Neither "Evidence" Nor "Law" (The Genocide Convention) Will Convict Israel. globalresearch.ca

Zhi Qu (2024-01-13). Correspondence] Interpreting COVID-19 data from China: a call for caution. thelancet.com The adjustment of the control policy on COVID-19 in China raised concerns in the international community about new variants that could emerge. The analysis by Yang Pan and colleagues1 showed no evidence of emerging novel variants detected in Beijing so far. However, the interpretation and extrapolation of current findings as a "snapshot of China"1 should be more cautious.

Staff (2024-01-12). Headlines for January 12, 2024. democracynow.org U.S., U.K. Launch Strikes in Yemen, Killing at Least 5, Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions, Rallies in South Africa Support Nation's Genocide Case Against Israel at World Court, Over 10,000 Children Have Been Killed in Israel's Onslaught on Gaza, "More Evidence of U.S. Complicity in Genocide": Report Finds U.S. Air Force Provided Intel to Israel, Trump Goes on Courtroom Rant as NY Civil Fraud Trial Wraps Up, Ohio Jury Declines to Charge Brittany Watts with Felony for Having a Miscarriage, The Lever: GOP Hopeful Nikki Haley Involved in Blocking Boeing 2020 Transparency Initiative, Pentago…

Leila Warah (2024-01-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 97: Israeli bombardment continues in Gaza even as South Africa presents arguments to the ICJ. mondoweiss.net As Israel's attacks on Gaza continued, killing medical workers and journalists, South Africa stood in front of the International Court of Justice and presented compelling evidence of Israel's genocidal acts and intent.

Paul Larudee (2024-01-11). Neither Evidence nor Law will Convict Israel of Genocide. dissidentvoice.org If the International Court of Justice, AKA the World Court, convicts Israel of genocide or enjoins it from committing acts that contribute to genocide, it will not be on the basis of evidence or law. There will be deliberation before the fifteen judges announce their decision, but it will have little to do with the …

Fight Back News!. (2024-01-12). Seattle Shuts Down I-5 To Say No Business As Usual During Genocide! popularresistance.org Seattle, WA — On Saturday, January 6, around 1000 activists and community members joined together for a rally and march that began at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Seattle in Capitol Hill. Starbucks has continued to attack its workers organizing unions across the company and attacked Starbucks Workers United for showing solidarity with the people of Palestine. | In a rousing speech, organizers condemned the union busting activities of Starbucks and the role corporate America plays in supporting the U.S.-back Israeli genocide of Palestinians. However, they also made it clear that this movement's primary…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-11). Lula, Petro, and Arab League declare support to South Africa's case against Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Colombia and Brazil's foreign ministries announced in separate statements that their governments support South Africa's historic case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The two South American nations join a Colombia's foreign minist…

Ryan Cristián (2024-01-11). ICJ Genocide Convention & IDF Insiders Admit Hannibal Directive 'Hostages Weren't Our Top Priority'. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/11/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-11). Latin American Nations Back South Africa's Case Against 'Israel'. popularresistance.org The government of Venezuela spoke up this Tuesday to confirm its support for South African authorities who, in a case filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), have accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, Palestine. | In a statement, the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil cited the Israeli entity's repeated violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. | "Venezuela, as a country committed to peace diplomacy, recognizes South Africa's firm and historic step in defense of the Palestinian people and international law," wrote Gil. | Likewise, he stated that Venezu…

WSWS (2024-01-11). Interview with New York City educator at Yemeni-American demonstration for Palestine. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke to a New York City public school educator at a protest against Israeli/US genocide against Gaza and military operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the "Little Yemen" neighborhood in the Bronx.

WSWS (2024-01-11). Oppose the frame-up of the Toronto "Peace 11"! All charges must be dropped against anti-genocide, pro-Palestinian activists! wsws.org The persecution of the 11 in relation to a protest against the Indigo bookstore CEO's support for the Israel Defense Forces is part of a global crackdown on protests against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and efforts to smear those opposed to Israel's onslaught as antisemitic.

Adam Johnson (2024-01-11). Coverage of Gaza War in the New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favored Israel, Analysis Shows. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2024-01-11). Howard Professor And 1619 Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Wins Emmy With Oprah-Lead Group. moguldom.com Journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the groundbreaking yet controversial 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones, recently took home an Emmy at the 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Her six-part docuseries, an extension of the New York Times Magazine article series, earned the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The collaboration involved executive producers Oprah Winfrey, …

Connor Echols (2024-01-11). Why won't Biden close Gitmo? responsiblestatecraft.org

Today marks 22 years since the first set of detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. military base in Cuba. The camp, in the George W. Bush administration's telling, fell outside of the normal jurisdiction of federal courts and was thus free from pesky concerns like treating detainees humanely or charging them with crimes. | "Gitmo" quickly became a by-word for the worst excesses of the Global War on Terror, including torture and indefinite detention. By 2005, the New York Times editorial board

Tina Renier (2024-01-11). "Canada's Foreign Student Surge Prompts Changes and Anxiety". Opinion Response to a New York Times Article. globalresearch.ca

Mondoweiss (2024-01-12). Family of key case in New York Times October 7 sexual violence report renounces story. indybay.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-11). Israel's Well-Oiled PR Machine Collapses. libya360.wordpress.com Ali Choukeir Hasbara, a Hebrew term uniquely associated with Israel's global propaganda efforts, has utterly failed to counter the pro-Palestinian narrative in the Gaza war. As a frontline tool for Tel Aviv's national security strategy, losing its Hasbara power is equal to losing its qualitative military edge. "Israel condemns South Africa's decision to play advocate…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-11). Netanyahu Claims He Has No Intention of Displacing Gaza's Palestinians. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday insisted Israel doesn't plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza or permanently occupy the territory, a shift in rhetoric that comes a day before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds its first hearing on South Africa's genocide case against Israel. "I want to make a few points absolutely …

Editor (2024-01-11). Israeli Lawmakers Reaffirm Genocidal Rhetoric on Eve of ICJ Trial. scheerpost.com

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-11). Blinken's window dressing tour of Arab capitals. peoplesdispatch.org Biden's interest narrows down to prevent the war from spreading in the region lest direct American military intervention becomes necessary. The US rhetoric and diplomatic posturing largely aims at damage control in Washington's relations with its erstwhile allies in the region.

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-11). Remembering Norma Barzman, Last of the Hollywood Blacklistees. truthdig.com

ecns.cn (2024-01-11). WEF highlights misinformation threat. ecns.cn The spread of misinformation and disinformation driven by artificial intelligence is the biggest short-term risk for the global economy this year, while environmental risks dominate the threats in the long-term, according to a new report.

latintimes (2024-01-11). Stormy Times: WEF Identifies Top 10 Short and Long-Term Risks Threatening Humanity's Future. latintimes.com Misinformation and disinformation top the list for the following two years, while extreme weather events are the main one over the next ten…

April Lanuza (2024-01-10). Report warns AI poses risk for election disruption. america.cgtn.com Election disruption from artificial intelligence poses the biggest risk this year, that's according to a report released on Wednesday by the World Economic Forum. | The NGO's 'Global Risks Report' says that AI-derived misinformation and disinformation could disrupt elections, as half of the world's adult population heads to the polls in 2024. | Despite the benefits innovation can bring, the paper urges leaders to focus on cooperation and building guardrails against the technology.

latintimes (2024-01-10). Taiwan Voters Face Flood Of Pro-China Disinformation. latintimes.com From deepfakes to breathless TikTok videos, a wave of disinformation has hit Taiwan's voters ahead of Saturday's presidential election, aimed overwhelmingly at candidates China opposes.

Editor (2024-01-10). Corporate media fed COP 28 carbon capture confusion. mronline.org The conference, held in Dubai, capital of the oil-dependent United Arab Emirates, reeked of almost comedic irony.

noemail (2024-01-11). Panama grounds some Copa Boeing 737 MAX 9s after Alaska blowout. devdiscourse.com Panama's civil aviation authority said on Thursday it had temporarily prohibited operations of 21 of Copa Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft after a mid-air blowout of a cabin panel on an Alaska Airlines flight last week.

noemail (2024-01-11). Iran seizes oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman. devdiscourse.com Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the United States, Iranian state media reported, a move likely to stoke regional tensions. The seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas coincides with weeks of attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militias targeting Red Sea shipping routes.

noemail (2024-01-11). Ukraine's Zelenskiy says a ceasefire would only benefit Russia. devdiscourse.com Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that a ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine would not lead to political dialogue, and would only benefit Moscow. Speaking to reporters in the Estonian capital Tallinn during a wider tour of the Baltic region, Zelenskiy said any pause would risk allowing Russia to re-group and boost its supply of munitions "and we will not risk".

noemail (2024-01-11). Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers' imprisonment. devdiscourse.com Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament on Thursday to protest against the new government's changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers convicted of abuse of power.

noemail (2024-01-11). France's Macron poaches conservative veteran in coup ahead of EU elections. devdiscourse.com French President Emmanuel Macron poached former Nicolas Sarkozy minister Rachida Dati to join his new government, a surprise move that will further weaken his conservative opponents and signals his desire to bring political experience to his cabinet. Dati, a vocal former justice minister who enjoys strong name recognition in France, was named culture minister in Macron's new government, which also confirmed heavyweights Bruno Le Maire and Gerald Darmanin for the finance and interior portfolios.

noemail (2024-01-11). ECB's Lagarde: Re-election of Trump in US would mark threat for Europe. devdiscourse.com A re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. president would represent a "threat" for Europe, European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde said on Thursday.

noemail (2024-01-11). Trump tangles with judge as NY civil fraud trial nears its end. devdiscourse.com Donald Trump on Thursday accused the New York judge in his civil fraud trial of "having your own agenda" – and the judge told his lawyer to control his client – as a months-long case that could hobble the former U.S. president's business empire neared its end.

noemail (2024-01-11). Soccer-Dragusin joins Spurs from Genoa. devdiscourse.com Romania defender Radu Dragusin has joined Tottenham Hotspur from Genoa until 2030 for an undisclosed fee, the club announced on Thursday.

noemail (2024-01-11). Soccer-Dier joins Bayern Munich after a decade at Tottenham. devdiscourse.com Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier has joined Bayern Munich on loan to the end of the season, both clubs said on Thursday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed by either club but British media reported that Bayern paid Spurs 3.5 million euros ($3.84 million) for the 29-year-old England international.

noemail (2024-01-11). Soccer-Italy's Bonucci joins Fenerbahce until end of season. devdiscourse.com Italy captain Leonardo Bonucci has joined Turkish Super Lig leaders Fenerbahce until the end of the 2023-24 season, the club said on Thursday, after the defender ended his contract with Bundesliga side Union Berlin. Bonucci, who had spent 12 years at Juventus over two spells, made a switch to Union in September after a reported fallout with manager Massimiliano Allegri led to his exit from the Serie A club.

noemail (2024-01-10). 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' score SAG award nominations on road to Oscars. devdiscourse.com "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" landed nominations on Wednesday for the Screen Actors Guild awards, setting up a new battle between the box office blockbusters ahead of the Academy Awards.

noemail (2024-01-10). Punjab must be made hub of producing green hydrogen, says Gadkari. devdiscourse.com Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday described hydrogen as the fuel of the future and said Punjab should be made an international hub of producing the green fuel. He also urged Punjab farmers not to burn stubble, saying the crop residue can be used in producing ethanol, hydrogen, and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for their further use as fuel. The minister for road transport and highways was addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying foundation stones of 29 national highway projects worth Rs 4,000 crore in Punjab. Green hydrogen can be made out of crop residue like wheat straw, paddy straw, bagasse,…

noemail (2024-01-10). Brazil's Lula, Japan's Kishida discuss potential Mercosur trade deal. devdiscourse.com Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday discussed with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a potential trade deal between Japan and South American bloc Mercosur, the Brazilian government said in a statement.

noemail (2024-01-10). Far-right party denies backing deportation of 'unassimilated' Germans. devdiscourse.com The far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany said on Wednesday it had no plans to pursue deportation of "unassimilated" immigrants with passports if it wins power, after investigative portal Correctiv said that was aired at a meeting. Correctiv said Roland Hartwig, personal assistant to AfD leader Alice Weidel, and Ulrich Siegmund, party leader in Saxony Anhalt state, met neo-Nazi influencers and wealthy businessmen late last year in a hotel near Berlin.

noemail (2024-01-10). Mumbai cops arrest 50 for matka gambling. devdiscourse.com Mumbai Police's crime branch raided a Matka gambling den near a bar in central Mumbai and arrested 50 people, an official said on Wednesday.

noemail (2024-01-10). Ukraine under no pressure from allies to stop fighting – Zelenskiy. devdiscourse.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Kyiv was under no pressure from allies to stop fighting Russia as he began a tour of Baltic states intended to shore up support for the war effort. On his trip to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Zelenskiy hopes to stop war fatigue among Ukraine's Western allies, secure more financial and military aid, and discuss Kyiv's bids to join NATO and the European Union.

noemail (2024-01-10). 8,000 hectares of Assam forest land cleared from suspected Bangladeshis: Himanta. devdiscourse.com Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the government has cleared 8,000 hectares of forest land, encroached by suspected Bangladeshi people.

noemail (2024-01-10). Energy among people in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam for Nyay Yatra: Congress leader KC Venugopal. devdiscourse.com Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said on Wednesday that the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, set to be flagged off this week, will be historic like the previous Rahul Gandhi-led foot march, and there is enthusiasm among people in northeastern states, including Manipur, for the Yatra. "I have been travelling to Manipur, Nagaland, and Assam. We have witnessed a huge amount of energy on the ground for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Manipur, Nagaland, and Assam are fully prepared to make it a grand success. Like Bharat Jodo Yatra, this Yatra is also going to be historic. That type of arrangement is going on everywhere," t…

noemail (2024-01-10). T'gana CM puts up 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' poster on his car. devdiscourse.com Expressing solidarity with the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday put up a poster about the yatra on his own car.

noemail (2024-01-10). NBCC bags contract worth Rs 218 crore from NIFT. devdiscourse.com State-owned NBCC Ltd has bagged a contract worth Rs 218 crore from National Institute of Fashion Technology.

UMMID (2024-01-11). Maldivian Minister terms fake reports of his suspension from cabinet. ummid.com Amid a flood of reports in the Indian media that the Maldives government has suspended some deputy ministers over social media posts derogatory to PM Modi, Hassan Zihan, Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil, termed 'fake news' reports claiming his suspension from the cabinet.

UMMID (2024-01-10). Maldivian Minister terms fake reports of his suspension from cabinet. ummid.com Amid a flood of reports in the Indian media that the Maldives government has suspended some deputy ministers over social media posts derogatory to PM Modi, Hassan Zihan, Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil, termed 'fake news' reports claiming his suspension from the cabinet.

Dr. Paul Larudee (2024-01-11). South Africa's Charges of Genocide Against Israel: The World Court Judges' Vote Is Political, Not Legal. Neither "Evidence" Nor "Law" (The Genocide Convention) Will Convict Israel. globalresearch.ca

Leila Warah (2024-01-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 97: Israeli bombardment continues in Gaza even as South Africa presents arguments to the ICJ. mondoweiss.net As Israel's attacks on Gaza continued, killing medical workers and journalists, South Africa stood in front of the International Court of Justice and presented compelling evidence of Israel's genocidal acts and intent.

Staff (2024-01-11). ICJ begins genocide hearing against Israel, as bombing of Gaza continues. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli bombardment of Gaza entered its 97th day on Thursday, January 11, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on charges of genocide brought against Israel by South Africa. South Africa presented its case in its opening and subsequent statements to the court, strongly arguing with a variety of facts and evidence that …

UMMID (2024-01-11). 'Got raped by his eyes': Israel finally finds 'evidence' of Hamas sexual assault. ummid.com Desperately pursuing the world to believe that the Palestinian Resistance Fighters during their Operation Al Aqsa Flood Oct 7, 2023 committed sexual assault, the Zionists have come with another bizarre interview to establish their unfounded claims.

Alex Thurston (2024-01-10). Is that US drone base in Niger really necessary? responsiblestatecraft.org

The U.S. government is compromising democratic values for the sake of maintaining an expensive and ineffective drone base in the West African country of Niger — all while exploring new drone bases in three nearby coastal countries: Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Benin.The rationale for both the existing base and the aspirational ones is to constrain jihadist insurgencies. The problem is, there's no publicly available evidence that the base in Niger has done any good. In fact, regional trends — in terms of political violence, but also in terms of overall political instability — suggest that e…

Editor (2024-01-10). Despite All Evidence, Blinken Calls Genocide Case Against Israel 'Meritless'. scheerpost.com

Mr Chips (2024-01-10). Keir Starmer's Claims About Labour's Private Schools Tax Hike Don't Add Up. dailysceptic.org Keir Starmer has claimed Labour's policy of slapping 20% VAT on private schooling will raise £1.7bn in tax revenue. But no evidence supports that claim because it fails to allow for pupils leaving for the state sector.

Akkanut Wantanasombut, Grassroots Economic Organizing. (2024-01-10). Creating A Support System For Platform Cooperatives In Thailand. popularresistance.org Since its first proposal in 2014, Platform Cooperativism has evolved into a global movement as an alternative to Platform Capitalism. The concept has been adopted in over 546 known projects across 50 countries. The establishment of the Platform Cooperativism Consortium (PCC), serving as a knowledge hub for the global community, marked a significant milestone. PCC fosters inspiration, knowledge, outcomes, and impacts—I am a testament to this, considering myself a small yet integral piece of the evidence. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I enrolled in the online course 'Platform Co-op Now!'

The Independent (2024-01-10). Katanga's daughter remanded for destroying evidence. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Martha Nkwanzi, a daughter to the late businessman Henry Katanga, has been remanded to Luzira Prison for destroying evidence in the murder of her father who was killed two months ago. Nkwanzi surrendered herself to the court on Wednesday afternoon. The court was presided over by Nakawa Chief Magistrate, Erias …

Chris Morrison (2024-01-10). No, Arctic Sea Ice Isn't Shrinking. dailysceptic.org Further scientific evidence has emerged showing that summer sea ice in the Arctic has shown no significant decline since 2007, contradicting the alarmist claims of the Net Zero zealots.

UMMID (2024-01-10). 'Got raped by his eyes': Israel finally finds 'evidence' of Hamas sexual assault. ummid.com Desperately pursuing the world to believe that the Palestinian Resistance Fighters during their Operation Al Aqsa Flood Oct 7, 2023 committed sexual assault, the Zionists have come with another bizarre interview to establish their unfounded claims.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-11). Lula, Petro, and Arab League declare support to South Africa's case against Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Colombia and Brazil's foreign ministries announced in separate statements that their governments support South Africa's historic case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The two South American nations join a Colombia's foreign minist…

Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-11). Latin American Nations Back South Africa's Case Against 'Israel'. popularresistance.org The government of Venezuela spoke up this Tuesday to confirm its support for South African authorities who, in a case filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), have accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, Palestine. | In a statement, the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil cited the Israeli entity's repeated violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. | "Venezuela, as a country committed to peace diplomacy, recognizes South Africa's firm and historic step in defense of the Palestinian people and international law," wrote Gil. | Likewise, he stated that Venezu…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2024-01-10). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 96: Israel to face genocide charges at ICJ, battles rage on in northern Gaza. mondoweiss.net Hamas rejects Blinken's visit to Ramallah, saying there are "no differences between Israel and the Americans," as U.S. and UK naval forces shoot down 21 Yemeni drones over the Red Sea. Meanwhile, Corbyn is set to join South Africa's ICJ delegation.

WSWS (2024-01-11). Interview with New York City educator at Yemeni-American demonstration for Palestine. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke to a New York City public school educator at a protest against Israeli/US genocide against Gaza and military operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the "Little Yemen" neighborhood in the Bronx.

WSWS (2024-01-11). Oppose the frame-up of the Toronto "Peace 11"! All charges must be dropped against anti-genocide, pro-Palestinian activists! wsws.org The persecution of the 11 in relation to a protest against the Indigo bookstore CEO's support for the Israel Defense Forces is part of a global crackdown on protests against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and efforts to smear those opposed to Israel's onslaught as antisemitic.

Adam Johnson (2024-01-11). Coverage of Gaza War in the New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favored Israel, Analysis Shows. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2024-01-11). Howard Professor And 1619 Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Wins Emmy With Oprah-Lead Group. moguldom.com Journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the groundbreaking yet controversial 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones, recently took home an Emmy at the 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Her six-part docuseries, an extension of the New York Times Magazine article series, earned the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The collaboration involved executive producers Oprah Winfrey, …

Connor Echols (2024-01-11). Why won't Biden close Gitmo? responsiblestatecraft.org

Today marks 22 years since the first set of detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. military base in Cuba. The camp, in the George W. Bush administration's telling, fell outside of the normal jurisdiction of federal courts and was thus free from pesky concerns like treating detainees humanely or charging them with crimes. | "Gitmo" quickly became a by-word for the worst excesses of the Global War on Terror, including torture and indefinite detention. By 2005, the New York Times editorial board

Tina Renier (2024-01-11). "Canada's Foreign Student Surge Prompts Changes and Anxiety". Opinion Response to a New York Times Article. globalresearch.ca

Max Blumenthal (2024-01-10). Screams without proof: questions for NYT about shoddy 'Hamas mass rape' report. thegrayzone.com After dismantling a New York Times front page feature alleging "a broader pattern of gender-based violence on Oct. 7" by Hamas, The Grayzone is demanding answers of the paper for its journalistic malpractice. The following was submitted to New York Times editors and lead author, Jeffrey Gettleman. The Grayzone has identified serious issues with the credibility of key sources quoted in the New York Times' December 28 story, "Screams Without Words: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on October 7." Authored …

Karl Grossman (2024-01-10). New York Times Minimizes Impacts of Three Mile Island. counterpunch.org The New York Times minimized the impacts of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident in its obituary this week for Joseph Hendrie, the chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the time of the accident. Hendrie was removed from the NRC chairmanship eight months after the accident because, as then President Jimmy